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Infected anf getting Requested Resource is in Use when installing tools

my computer is clearly infected. I'm getting popups, getting "Requested Resource is in Use" when trying to install malwarebytes or any other similar tools, google chrome won't even launch. I've even tried changing the names of the .exe files to see if they would install. But no luck. I really don't know where to go from here. And any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wininit.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\explorer.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\svchost.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\User32.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\User32.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\userinit.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rpcss.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dnsapi.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\dnsapi.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\volsnap.sys => File is digitally signed

Double-click mb3-setup-1878.1878-3.5.1.2522.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.

Once the program has fully updated, Proceed with the Scan options and select "Threat Scan".

The Scan Pane is the introduction to scan-related options in the program. When you click Scan in the Menu Pane, you will see the screen shown below.

After a scan has been executed, scan results are displayed as shown below. In this scan, three threats were detected.

Put a checkmark on all detected and click on "Quarantine Selected"

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Please note that an Export button is shown at the bottom left corner of this screen. This allows you to make a copy of the log for use by other programs. You may export to your clipboard or to a text (TXT) file. Export to a .txt file and post its contents.

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